Comments on: Vader vs. Shakespeare…..Fight!

By: Melinda

Melinda — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:05:22 +0000

Yeah, but Shakespearean English was early modern english – so it’s less likely to be understood clearly/remembered as easily as today’s English…

love your blog by the way – I’m starting at the beginning and working my way forward – it’ll be awhile since i’m only up to Feb 2004

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:45:44 +0000

Mmm, well, yes, don’t we all. You’d think that this day and age, a degree in Middle Eastern History would be on-call, wouldn’t you?

By: Librarian in Black

Librarian in Black — Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:36:22 +0000

Liberal Arts degrees (most of them) are useless in terms of the procurement of gainful employment, but I use the analytical and writing skills from my English degrees every day. Plus, I know a lot about literature, which helps when patrons want to banter about Audre Lord or DH Lawrence. And all the teaching I did (Freshman Comp) during my Master’s definitely helped develop my instructional skills. If I had to do it over again, I wouldn’t do it any differently. I just still wish that I could make a stable, solid living reading post-colonial lit and writing about it. Oh well…

By: Courtney

Courtney — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 23:58:31 +0000

Second most useless degree on Earth – right after philosphy, and right before history, which is my undergraduate.

By: Laura Hudson

Laura Hudson — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 19:42:56 +0000

You really think those english degrees are useless? Common, maybe, but useless? I use mine all the time in my job as a systems librarian. -Laura